plunky

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adjective

Making a plunking sound.

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Meanings

adjectiveplunky (comparative plunkier, superlative plunkiest)

comparative plunkier · superlative plunkiest

  1. informalMaking a plunking sound.

    In order to try to hear these qualities in your mind's ear, try to re-create in your mind the plunky sound of a banjo and to differentiate it from the more singing sound of an acoustic guitar.

    2000, Larry Sandberg, The Acoustic Guitar Guide

Origin

From plunk + -y.

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APA

plunky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunky

MLA

“plunky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunky. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plunky,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunky.

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